Sister Marlys (Felice) Becker, OSF

SISTER MARLYS (FELICE) BECKER, OSF

Dubuque

Sister Marlys (Felice) Becker, OSF, 88, of Dubuque, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at the Clare House in Dubuque.

The Rite of Final Committal was held at the Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center on Monday, Feb. 21, followed by burial at the Sisters of St. Francis natural burial site. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at Mount St. Francis Center. Masks will be required. Livestream of the service can be viewed at: www.youtube.com/dubuquefranciscans. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date at Mount St. Francis Center.

Born Aug. 21, 1933, in Watkins, Iowa, she was the daughter of John and Anna Frese Becker.

She entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Aug. 25, 1952, and made her final profession of vows on Aug. 10, 1958. Sister received her master's degree in guidance/counseling from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. She ministered as an educator in Iowa at Holy Trinity and St. Mary in Dubuque, St. Mary in Waterloo, Bancroft, Monticello, Meyer and Stacyville. In Illinois, she was missioned at Niles. She served in Sioux City, Iowa, at Marian Health Center (MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center), Hospice of Siouxland and the June E. Nylen Cancer Center.

Survivors include her sister, Sr. Mary Ann Becker, RSM; sister-in-law, Mary Becker; nieces and nephews; and her Franciscan sisters.

Sister was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Helen (Glenn) Boddicker, Hazel (Clarence) Schulte and Ida Mae (Ralph) Houser; her brothers, George (Bernice) Becker, Wilbert (Dorothy) Becker and Louis Becker; and a brother-in-law, Mark Oberreuter.

Memorials may be given to the Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque.

Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrangements.